Whoever said, "It is never too late" was an ardent optimist. And definitely, he did not foresee the developments of this century.

I look at myself, my wife, my cousin. Everyone is short of time. Everyone is driven and over-driven by deadlines. My this post is an attempt to understand the effects of this "Mad Rush" of defying the age old adage "It is never too late".

I see good sides in this. In my professional life, I have understood that most of us work at their best brains near the deadlines. When a customer demo is round the corner, the adrenaline flow increases multifold and the accelerated work pressure results in better productivity most of the times. Take case of most of the students. They will tell you that the study they do during last few hours is more that what they did in last week. Strange but true! If our mind is handled in a positive manner during such pressure situations, it is most likely going to give very encouraging results.

But, this may not be case with less-confident people who cannot hold their nerves in such times. I have seen people doing all kinds of chancy stuff and pray that something will turn their way. This is like an agnostic praying to god to air lift him during a Tsunami. As you know, it does not pay out. God hardly helps such one-timers. Life is no different.

Everyone needs to be pressurised. Pressure is to mind what food is to stomach. It keeps mind going. The ability to handle pressure may vary from you to me. Your cousin could handle professional pressures but hardly can withstand family pressures. You could deftly handle family pressures. So, check out the pressuro-meter of yourself and your dear ones and make sure everyone is tested upto the brim.